Northwest Airlines raises fuel surcharges for cargo service

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Northwest Airlines Corp.
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said Friday it was raising the fuel surcharges for its cargo service because of increasingly higher jet fuel costs. On June 1, NWA Cargo will raise its international fuel surcharge to $1.20 per kilogram from $1.10, excluding traffic originating in Japan. Also, westbound trans-Pacific shipments from the U.S. to Shanghai, Guangzhou, and points beyond will now be subject to a 40 cent-a-kilogram fuel surcharge. The domestic fuel surcharge will be raised to 44 cents a pound from 42 cents a pound, and the security surcharge will be raised to 6 cents a pound from 4.5 cents a pound, Northwest said.

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